This thread is new and exciting!  

Pretty unique idea!
Why didnt someone else think of that.  

Posted by Street

The issue around a no trade system in the game is not because we can't develop a trade system, or the GUI for a trade system... it is because the developers don't want a free economy where players can capitalize in certain assets, whether it's gun or money. In an open market, the demand of the guns are determined by the supply of the guns (supply is infinite in our current system). Prices are set by the developers in our current system. If we allowed trading of guns, in the long run the prices of guns would greatly decline way below the shop prices. Which implies no one will buy from the shops, which implies that the money is only circulated between the players.

This is an issue for any game industry. If money circulates only between players, and players are constantly making money via shells/gralat packs, pretty soon we would have TONS of money supply in the economy. There are a few issues associated with this. If players can buy the gun cheaper off another player, they would not buy from the shop. This means the money spent on the gun REMAINS in the economy. In our current system where the player is forced to buy from the shop, the money DISAPPEARS when it is spent on shop items. This results in reducing money supply, thus increasing demand for money. Increased demand for money means players buy gralat packs, which means revenue for game developers.

Basically, less guns being bought from shops = less revenue for game developers. How to prevent that? Not allowing trades. By not allowing trades, players are FORCED to buy their guns from the shops. Again, when they do this, money is taken out of the economy since it just goes to the game server (rather than to another player). When the player wants another gun, he can't simply sell his old gun to gain money and buy another gun, he has to get money buy either working (shells etC), or buying gralat packs.

Why not just limit the supply of guns? ie have a set amount of guns in the economy? You'll run into problems with item hoarding, and the difficulty for new players to obtain new items. Difficulty for new players to compete with the current players, will drive playercount down, which results in a decline of revenue for developers. If you ever have the chance to check out PC Graal Kingdoms, is is a GREAT example in a failed economy. That game's main currency is not even used as the primary currency. It is not a coincidence...over the past decade, PC Era has had numerous server resets (due to inflation) and an uncontrollable economy. Graal Kingdom suffers from an overly inflated economy and item hoarding (nearly impossible for new players to get their hands on decent items, which drives them to stop playing).

I have said it before in the past, and I'll say it again. To prevent scamming without worsening the current economy, there should be a trade system implemented only for items that are currently drop-able (not guns).

 

Yeah, I think jester just nailed it!  

I seriously dont care, graal is already ruined, make graal like the day it came out and make no updates  

^ no gameplay changing updates that is (new guns melees etc)
Im going to have to slightly dissagree with jesters post.
Iera still could make a giant profit off trading systems for guns and non droppables if it was a IAP for 7$ players will want to buy a trade system, that way they don't get scammed. A bunch of people will want this, you could also make it like guns can be traded for items instead of currency. This would get around that system because no one is going to trade a bar for crap, like a lollipop. There going to trade it for tasers, umbrellas, souizens. Thigs people don't have much of.
Now, if it was currency, it should only be rare weapons that can be sold. People will set prices very very very high for items that cannot be obtained by shops exp souizen. People would sell the water pistols and waterguns for a ridculose price maybe 20k since its "limited edition". Thats what i notice on other games that allow players to do this trade system. I can see where it might lose money too, such as selling cheaper guns.  

haha like mofu said,that's no gonna happen.  

I agree with what jester had from street, there should be a trade system for droppable items only.  

Sigh, this will never happen.
As iceman said, "era needs scamming as america needs illegal immigrants".
Theres a reason why, why? Because kids will be butthurt about getting scammed and then will most likley go out and buy graalet packs to repurchase that item. But a trade ststem would be fabulous.